Ruminations on Preparation

“Like Alexander the Great and Caesar, I’m out to conquer the world. But first I have to stop at Wal-Mart and pick up some supplies.” (Jarod Kintz)

I participate in two on-line groups composed of travelers planning to take their RV’s to Alaska this summer:  RVNet Open Road Forum – Roll Call Alaska 2016, and RVillage-North to Alaska.  As April has arrived the anticipation level is getting higher with some folks already on the road and others about to be.  By the end of May most of us will be part of the northward migration. The seasoned “Alaska Hands” remind us that the drive is not as challenging as it used to be but also caution us to be prepared.

How do you define “prepared”?  How to be sure that you are not obsessively over or carelessly under? The love of order can make life all banks and no stream but too much going with the flow can lead to unwanted stress.  Having  traveled many miles and spent many months in our various camping rigs we know a lot about our traveling style and our tolerance level for the unexpected but the Boy Scout motto* still applies.

We are now one month away from our estimated time of departure and are checking items off the list. Butch put new leveling jacks on the TT (ours were bent) and he has re-glued some cabinet doors that were wobbly. I have been though all of the linens and kitchen stuff trying to get us down to a bare minimum. We also visited the Container Store in Tampa with our measurements and got some new storage boxes. By the end of the week we will have our clothing and personal items sorted out so that we can go back to NC without leaving anything crucial behind.

I am working on a rough itinerary so that we will not be completely aimless when we finally get on the road.  The countdown has begun……..

*Be Prepared